Chapter 5

Question 1

What is the model used to assist pharmacists when assessing the appropriateness of new or refill prescriptions, prescribing, and performing med reviews?

Answer 1

Chat, Check, Chart Model

Question 2

What are the 3 prime questions of the Chat, Check, Chart Model?

Answer 2

What did your prescriber tell you your medication is for?
How did your prescriber tell you to take this medication?
What did your prescriber tell you to expect?

Question 3

The Check section of the Chat Check Chart model has 4 questions to evaluate therapy - What are they?

Answer 3

Is the therapy indicated?
Is the therapy effective?
Is the therapy safe?
Is the patient willing to use/adhere to therapy?

Question 4

How can we ensure the patient receives the right medication when dispensing?

Answer 4

Check identity, and show all medications to the patient

Question 5

How long must patient records be obtained?

Answer 5

10 years past the last date the patient recieved pharmacy services, or if the patient is a child, until the patients 20th birthday

Question 6

Do prescriptions for narcotics need to be kept separate from the regular prescriptions? What about targeted substances? What about benzos?

Answer 6

Separate narcotics, and targeted substances. Benzos can be stored with regular or narcotic prescriptions

Question 7

How long must written prescriptions be kept for past the last date of any activity regarding the prescription?

Answer 7

2 years (24 months)

Question 8

Do pharmacies need to keep physical copies of the prescriptions, or can it be kept digitally?

Answer 8

Can be digital, pharmacies are no longer required to to retain paper prescriptions

Question 9

How long must written prescriptions be kept past the date they are handed in to the pharmacy?

Answer 9

42 months